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MJ. C. BROWN.

v Cane-Stripper.

No. 69,310. Patented Oct 1, 1867.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, JQHN C.. BROWN, of the town of Clawi'ordsville,county of Montgomery, and State of Indiana, have invented a new anduseful Cane-Stripper and Cane-Cutter; and I do herebydeclare thefollowing to be a full and true description thereof, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthereon. i

The 'nature of the invention consists in the form in which the said toolis constructed, and the manner in which the same is used; said tool tobe made of wood and steel, or iron and steel, or anyother suitablematerial.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my said invention, Iproceed to describe it more fully.

Said tool consists of two jaws, represented by A B g and E F of ltheaccompanying drawings. The jaw E F isset on a hinge at H, so as torevolve round the rivet Z. The other jaw A B gis provided with a'bladeYsecured to it by the two screws a and b, and ailxed to a suitablehandle at g. Between the two jaws are two circular openings withedge-shaped sides, one larger than the other, and respectivelyrepresented by c and m. The said jaws are held together 4by the hinge atI-I anda spring represented by e. To the jaw F E is attached a cord atE, which runs through the metal eye h, and is provided with a leatherloop at D.

To use the tool, the operator grasps it in his hands in such a way thatthe thumb of one hand passes through the leather loop Then, with anupward diagonal stroke ofthe blade A B, hc strikes oil' the to'p of thecane. Next he opens thejawsE F and A B g, aforesaid, by pulling the cordE L O with his thumb in the leather loop D, and passing thevtoolover thecane until the stalk is in one of the openings, he slacks the cord, andthe elasticity of the spring` e carries the jaw to again. By being rundownl on the cane as it stands, the edge-shaped sides of the saidopenings will strip off all the leaves. Then, by pulling the cord E L O,the jaws are opened again, and the tool can be taken oi of the cane.Lastly, bya downwarddiagonal stroke of the blade A B, thecane is cutoff.

The openings if: and m are made of different sizes in order that theymay suit different-sized, stalks of cane.

What I claim, and desire to secure by ALetters Patent, is-

The cane-stripper and cane-cutter` hereinwdescribed, when the saine isconsidered as a whole device, and

constructed in its said several parts as aforesaid, and used for thepurpose and in the' manner substantially as v set forth.

' JOHN C. BROWN.-

Witnesses:

JNO. CRAWFORD,

JOHN R. GRIFFITH,

